Willamina High School

Willamina High School is one of the low-enrollment high schools in Willamina, Oregon, part of Willamina SD 30J, with 274 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 57% below typical.

Willamina SD 30J comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 817 students; Willamina High School is among them.

On demographics, Willamina High School logs that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Yamhill County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Willamina High School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.6:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 168% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Yamhill County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Yamhill County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,063 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Willamina High School is one of 34 public schools in Yamhill County (combined enrollment of about 14,724 students).

The closest other public school is Willamina Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willamina High School has stayed largely flat, going from 278 students in 2018 to 274 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 14% to 9%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 25.6:1 in 2025.

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